tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204746190667606793.post7905816469321839638..comments2023-10-21T06:00:32.302-07:00Comments on firefly hall: On having no hairMelissa Myozen Blackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11167880368843619858noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204746190667606793.post-19736661236125343492014-03-20T11:53:34.838-07:002014-03-20T11:53:34.838-07:00It's really helpful to read your experience of...It's really helpful to read your experience of having a shaved head. I'm new to zen, though a long time Buddhist and am put off getting more involved in a zen group because of the head shaving. Also I've noticed that there seem to be many more men than women in the zen world and I wonder whether the head shaving is a factor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204746190667606793.post-78924081519743344052012-08-22T19:14:44.966-07:002012-08-22T19:14:44.966-07:00Thanks for sharing about your experience. I'm ...Thanks for sharing about your experience. I'm filled with thoughtfulness about how we sometimes make choices that can create barriers between ourselves and others. It's wonderful to bring mindfulness to those choices and to notice I/we have them. - Denise Denisehttp://stressreductionprograms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204746190667606793.post-25193477801207985792012-08-22T06:48:53.274-07:002012-08-22T06:48:53.274-07:00Thank you - I have wondered too about the parts of...Thank you - I have wondered too about the parts of Zen dress and appearance that separate us from wider society, and whether looking "different" is actually intimidating or alarming to others (instead of helping to share the dharma). Nice to know I'm not the only one who has had such thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com